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Teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith Lesson 4: Strengthening and Preserving the Family

Get the full lesson "Strengthening and Preserving the Family" from the Teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith at LDS.org.

After LDS Mom and 2 Children Shot in the Street, Neighborhood Rallies Around Family

On Tuesday, a man attacked LDS mother Memorez Rackley and her two sons, shooting all three as well as the 8-year-old daughter of a woman who stopped to help Rackley. Rackley and her 6-year-old son, Jase, died in the attack.

Teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith Lesson 8: The Church and Kingdom of God

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Get the full lesson "The Church and Kingdom of God" from the Teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith at LDS.org.

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Hank Smith: 5 Ways to Create Happiness That Lasts

By Hank R. Smith

Though happiness can sometimes seem elusive, there are a few things we can do to increase our chances of finding—and keeping—happiness. Beloved LDS speaker Hank Smith shares a few of them:

Latter-day Saint Life

From Tinder to Temple: the Changing Role of Apps in Mormon Dating

Few dating apps are as popular as Tinder, and though some Mormons may be wary of using it, Tinder has led to more than a few eternal nuptials.

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How to Include Everyone in Your Temple Wedding (Even When Family and Friends Can't Watch the Sealing)

By Dawn Frandsen with Jamie Cline

There are many scenarios that would render inactive, newly baptized, or non-LDS families or friends unable to participate in a temple marriage ceremony. If your upcoming wedding plans include one of these scenarios, the decisions you make about ways to include those family and friends who will be unable to join you in the temple ceremony will affect not only the planning stage and the wedding day, but will probably have a lasting effect for many years to come. If your attitude is one of patience and inclusion, hearts can be softened and future relationships strengthened.

From the Church

First Presidency Calls 8 New Mission Presidents to Benin, Ecuador, and More

From Washington to Guatemala and Benin to Ecuador, the Church has called eight new mission presidents and their wives to serve in countries around the world.

'The Work and the Glory' director talks movies and stories that matter

T.C. Christensen’s career in filmmaking evidently started with his favorite food. “I was probably sitting on the couch, eating potato chips,” he said with a playful smile, “And in between bites, thought, ‘Hmmm, movies.’”

From the Church

Video Closeup: Engineering feat puts Provo Tabernacle on 'stilts'

For the past several months, Provo, Utah, residents have had a unique sight in their midst: the nearly seven-million-pound exterior of a 112-year-old building standing on 40-foot-high steel stilts. More than just an unusual construction site, this scene is the beginning of an extensive process to preserve the exterior of the Provo Tabernacle, a community landmark gutted by fire in December 2010. As The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced in October 2011, the building is being converted into a Mormon temple.

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Watch: Disney's Maui Comes to Life, Spins Fire in New "Moana" Video Filmed at the Polynesian Cultural Center

By LDS Living

Following up on their incredibly popular video that brought the Disney magic of Moana to real life, Working with Lemons created a new music video filmed at the Church's Polynesian Cultural Center—this one starring the demi-god Maui as he sings the song "You're Welcome."